177,809 people (2024 Census estimate, +5.2% since 2020)
553 square miles of land · 322 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
6 active community water systems list Davidson County in the area they serve, reporting 212,603 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| DAVIDSON WATER INC surface water · private · NC0229025 | 154,307 served |
| THOMASVILLE, CITY OF surface water · local government · NC0229020 | 27,287 served |
| LEXINGTON, CITY OF surface water · local government · NC0229010 | 19,632 served |
| HANDY SANITARY DISTRICT buys surface water · local government · NC0229035 | 9,548 served |
| DENTON, TOWN OF surface water · local government · NC0229030 | 1,632 served |
| ROCKLYN SUBDIVISION PHASE 2 buys surface water · private · NC3029003 | 197 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 239 people were held in Davidson County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2024), or 216 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2019 it was about 336.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
3 school districts have their office in Davidson County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $212.1 million — $200.8 million to run schools, about $11,178 per student, plus $7.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $37.5 million local (mostly property tax), $133.3 million state, $37 million federal. Long-term debt: $53.1 million.
Spent $45 million — $41 million to run schools, about $13,684 per student, plus $3.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $9.9 million local (mostly property tax), $23.7 million state, $12.4 million federal.
Spent $33.5 million — $31.3 million to run schools, about $14,067 per student, plus $1.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $7.3 million local (mostly property tax), $16.6 million state, $9.2 million federal.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively Moderate compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Davidson County about $64.3 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively Moderate.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
342 bridges in Davidson County: 154 in good condition, 173 fair, and 15 poor (4.4%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| NC8 over SOUTHERN RR · built 1971 | 13,500 vehicles a day |
| I85NBUS US29 US70 over SR3346 · built 1950 | 12,000 vehicles a day |
| I85N.BUS US29 70 over SOUTHERN RAILWAY · built 1950 | 11,000 vehicles a day |
| I85S.BUS US29 US70 over SOUTHERN RAILWAY · built 1950 | 11,000 vehicles a day |
| I85N.BUS US29 US70 over WSSB RAILROAD · built 1950 | 10,250 vehicles a day |
| I85BUSS US29 US70 over WSSB RR · built 1950 | 10,250 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $12.8 million of work in Davidson County in fiscal 2025, about $76 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-09. Early voting: 2026-10-15 to 2026-10-31. Mail ballot request deadline: 2026-10-20. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: NC State Board of Elections: upcoming election · NC State Board of Elections: vote in person · NC State Board of Elections: voter ID
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Nearby counties: Rowan County (21 mi) · Davie County (21 mi) · Randolph County (23 mi) · Forsyth County (23 mi) · Guilford County (31 mi) · Stanly County (34 mi).